a lullaby for love

i've always loved that park
it's always possessed some sort of romantic quality for me
it was that park i had in mind when i told you that
i didn't need flashy lights
that all i truly wanted was the modest sheen of the moon and the street lamps
that i wanted to breathe in unison with the night and feel its feathered kiss
that i wanted to listen to music that actually meant something to me-
music that would move more than just my body
music that if i closed my eyes, i would see beyond the darkness
music that would breathe life into fragile memories
and unavoidably afflict the existing moment
it was that park,
with those dancing people,
that i would rather have been at all those nights

tonight i watched them dance and thought of the futile efforts i'd make to try to get you to dance had it been you and i
i watched couples hold each other
in more than just their hearts

i watched an old man amidst the couples, arms extended
dancing alone
and i wanted to go over and dance with him
but i couldn't find the strength in me
and in that moment i realized how often i fail to have the courage to truly follow my heart
i always speak of it, speak of being led by my heart
but it's not my head that gets in the way,
it's my guts

i never have the guts to do the things i really want to do
so, come out with me tonight
meet me under the moonlight and together, we'll sing lullabies to a sleeping city
let's create anthems of our own tonight

does it not pang you that after a year and some, this is it?

gotta live it up one time before it's over
this world belongs to us tonight